Gabe Colombo
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Residents of Nome continue to wait to access high-speed internet through Quintillion’s fiber-optic cable, though a handful of business customers are now connecting to it. Listen now -
Reindeer herding is becoming an increasingly attractive economic option for communities in the Norton Sound region. As winter sea-ice cover becomes more unreliable, the traditional practice of hunting for marine mammals is more dangerous. Listen now -
As of last week, managing editor Diana Haecker and her husband, advertising manager Nils Hahn, now own the Nome-based newspaper. Listen now -
In late June, a pipeline failed in Gambell causing an estimated 2,500 gallons of diesel fuel to spill, but the spill was only recently discovered, according to the Alaska Department of Environmental Conservation. Listen now -
The Alaska Army National Guard is handing over ownership of over 60 armories in rural communities, mostly to municipalities. Listen now -
On Saturday, the Coast Guard opened its forward operating location in Kotzebue for the 10thyear of Operation Arctic Shield. -
The Bering Sea is getting warmer. That’s a pretty commonly accepted trend, and in Western Alaska, it looks like a lot less sea ice. But there are lots of details about how this affects marine life that we don’t really understand. Listen now -
According to a press release, the board of the Iditarod Trail Committee (ITC) approved expanding its numbers from nine to 12 earlier this month. And several directors may step down.
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The Coastal Villages Region Fund has commissioned a new report that it says is further evidence its federal fishery allocations are unfairly low. Listen now -
The Northwest Arctic Borough's Village Improvement Fund could start distributing money for local projects this year. Listen now
